BS EN 1503-4:2016 BSI Standards Publication Valves — Materials for bodies, bonnets and covers Part 4: Copper alloys specified in European Standards BS EN 1503-4:2016 BRITISH STANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1503-4:2016 It supersedes BS EN 1503-4:2002 which is withdrawn The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PSE/18/1, Industrial valves, steam traps, actuators and safety devices against excessive pressure - Valves - Basic standards A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users are responsible for its correct application © The British Standards Institution 2016 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2016 ISBN 978 580 89952 ICS 23.060.01; 77.120.30 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 May 2016 Amendments issued since publication Date Text affected EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 1503-4 BS EN 1503-4:2016 NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM February 2016 Supersedes EN 1503-4:2002 ICS 23.060.01; 77.120.30 English Version Valves - Materials for bodies, bonnets and covers - Part 4: Copper alloys specified in European Standards Appareils de robinetterie - Matériaux pour les corps, Armaturen - Werkstoffe für Gehäuse, Oberteile und chapeaux et couvercles - Partie 4: Alliages de cuivre Deckel - Teil 4: Kupferlegierungen, die in Europäischen spécifiés dans les Normes Européennes Normen festgelegt sind This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 December 2015 CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels © 2016 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref No EN 1503-4:2016 E worldwide for CEN national Members BS EN 1503-4:2016 EN 1503-4:2016 (E) Contents Page European foreword Scope Normative references Materials 3.1 General 3.2 Group materials 3.3 Group materials BS EN 1503-4:2016 EN 1503-4:2016 (E) European foreword This document (EN 1503-4:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 69 “Industrial valves”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2016, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2016 Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights This document supersedes EN 1503-4:2002 The main changes compared to the previous edition are: a) Clause “Normative references” has been updated; b) Table has been deleted and therefore a reference to EN 12516-4:2014, Table has been added; c) material “CuSn5Zn5Pb2-C” has been added to Table 1; d) the Bibliography has been deleted EN 1503, Valves — Materials for bodies, bonnets and covers consists of four parts: — Part 1: Steels specified in European Standards — Part 2: Steels other than those specified in European Standards — Part 3: Cast Irons specified in European Standards — Part 4: Copper alloys specified in European Standards According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom BS EN 1503-4:2016 EN 1503-4:2016 (E) Scope This European Standard lists copper alloys for pressure containing valve bodies, bonnets and covers which are specified in European Standards Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application For dated references, only the edition cited applies For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies EN 1982, Copper and copper alloys — Ingots and castings EN 12163, Copper and copper alloys — Rod for general purposes EN 12164, Copper and copper alloys — Rod for free machining purposes EN 12167, Copper and copper alloys — Profiles and bars for general purposes EN 12168, Copper and copper alloys — Hollow rod for free machining purposes EN 12420, Copper and copper alloys — Forgings EN 12449, Copper and copper alloys — Seamless, round tubes for general purposes EN 12516-4:2014, Industrial valves — Shell design strength — Part 4: Calculation method for valve shells manufactured in metallic materials other than steel Materials 3.1 General The materials shall be as given in 3.2 and 3.3 The selection of materials should take account of the intended use and all reasonably foreseeable operation conditions Selecting materials from Group will provide some assurance of their suitability for valve bodies, bonnets and covers, whereas selecting from Group will not provide the same assurance Due consideration should be given to all reasonably foreseeable degradation mechanism (e.g corrosion, creep, fatigue) that may occur in some applications 3.2 Group materials EN 12516-4:2014, Table 8, lists copper alloys specified in European material standards which have been in regular use for valve bodies, bonnets and covers 3.3 Group materials Table lists copper alloys specified in European material standards that may be used for valve bodies, bonnets and covers BS EN 1503-4:2016 EN 1503-4:2016 (E) Table — Group materials Material designation Material/form to be selected from: Type of alloy Symbol Number EN 1982 EN 12163 EN 12164 EN 12167 EN 12168 EN 12420 EN 12449 Copper-aluminium alloys CuAl6Si2Fe CW301G X X X X X Copper-nickel alloys CuAl7Si2 CW302G X X X X Copper-tin alloys X Copper-zinc alloys CuAl8Fe3 CW303G X X X Copper-zinc-lead CuAl10Fe3Mn2 CW306G X X X X alloys CuAl10Ni5Fe4 CW307G X X X X Complex copper-zinc X alloys CuAl10Ni3Fe2-C CC332G X X CuNi10Fe1Mn CW352H X X X X X CuNi30Mn1Fe CW354H X X X CuNi10Fe1Mn1-C CC380H CuNi30Fe1Mn1-C CC381H CuSn10-C CC480K CuSn12-C CC483K CuSn12Ni2-C CC484K CuSn5Zn5Pb2-C CC499K CuZn37 CW508L X X X X CuZn40 CW509L X X X X CuZn35Pb2 CW601N X X X X CuZn36Pb3 CW603N X X X X CuZn38Pb2 CW608N X X X X X CuZn38Pb4 CW609N X X X CuZn39Pb0,5 CW610N X X X CuZn39Pb2 CW612N X X X X CuZn39Pb2Sn CW613N X X CuZn39Pb3Sn CW615N X CuZn40Pb2Sn CW619N X X CuZn37Mn3Al2PbSi 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